Strathmore Colored Pencil Spiral Paper Pad 9X12-30 Sheets -62477900

You really cant go wrong w/Strathmores products Imo,anyway) & this sturdy watercolor paper is no exception..!

Nice

I absolutely loved the way my pencils laid down like butter on this paper. I can build so many layers and they blend beautifully. I absolutely love it!

I just don’t like this paper at all. It barely has any tooth & what little it has is lost quickly even with a light hand. I’ve tried to like this stuff especially since I have 2 pads of it. It doesn’t matter which brand of colored pencils I use on it, it just sucks.

Perfect sized book for smaller drawing projects. Easy to carry around and pull out on a whim. Paper quality is whats expected of Strathmjore and have absolutely no complaints there.

The rougher side of this paper works well with most brands of coloured pencils that I have: Polychromos, Pablo, Holbein, Luminance, Prismacolor Premier (and the old Berol ones) and Derwent Coloursoft. The Derwent Procolour and Artists struggled, but they dont do well on most papers (especially the lighter colours) as the cores are hard and reluctant to give up pigment, and work better on Pastelmat or similar. The other, smoother side of the paper worked best with the Pablos and Prismacolor Premiers. Holbein and Berol were ok, but the others didnt layer well. The grain of the paper (rougher side) is fairly uniform and non-directional, which I find a boon for tight realistic animal portraits...some papers have a crepe-paper texture which can put unintended highlights in your work. You get a nice traditional coloured pencil look with this paper. The white I ordered was not very white, more a pale grey, so may cause problems if being reproduced for illustration, but overall, I was pleased with the paper and will buy it again.

This tablet has soft even paper for colored pencils....you get no lines or ridges in your pictures. It is perfect for that soft finished drawing...Thank you.

This paper performs very nicely with colored pencil and also with mineral spirits for blending!

The thickness and texture is perfect. I use it for graphite drawings, colored pencil drawings, and mixtures of each. Performs very well, and holds up nicely to erasing.

I am very please with this paper. I have been trying all kinds of paper to find the right one for my images. This paper has been the best one I have tried so far. I would recommend this for artists and colorists.